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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 395 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.100 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.525 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.160 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.520 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.360 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.210 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.630 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.470 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.300 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.504 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.705 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.45 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.535 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.240 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.296 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.640 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.94 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.688 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.140 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.160 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.675 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.640 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.420 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.100 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.65 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.788 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.648 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.136 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.160 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.744 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 95
  2. 819
  3. 210
  4. 152
  5. 442
  6. 90
  7. 126
  8. 828
  9. 756
  10. 611
  11. 315
  12. 882
  13. 567
  14. 564
  15. 27
  16. 428
  17. 189
  18. 216
  19. 74
  20. 598
  21. 896
  22. 47
  23. 160
  24. 1204
  25. 161
  26. 112
  27. 506
  28. 729
  29. 864
  30. 90
  31. 357
  32. 286
  33. 85
  34. 26
  35. 1379
  36. 92
  37. 162
  38. 204
  39. 144
  40. 186

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